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Chaerophyllum hirsistum

1856

Constetin von Ettinghausen and Alois Pokorny

Associated Names

Constetin von Ettinghausen

Artist, Austrian, active 1856

Alois Pokorny

Artist, Austrian, active 19th century

The image shows a botanical illustration of a plant with slender stems, large compound leaves, and clusters of small flowers on top. The color palette is sepia, giving it a vintage appearance. The plant is centered in the image, with roots at the bottom and stems extending upwards towards the top where the flowers are located. The leaves spread symmetrically around the stems.

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Artwork overview

Medium

nature print//dried & pressed plant is rolled between a copper & lead plate; lead plate is electroplated & printed intaglio in brown ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1980.45.331
Series Title

Physiotypia Plantarum Austriacarum

Artwork history & notes

Wikidata ID

Q65567106

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